MAX ORDINATE • The Precision Rifle Podcast

Send us Fan Mail KP Robinson in the house! A student of our and now the lead instructor for 88 Tactical out of Nebraska for both civilian and LE Sniper courses. From before our class, to after, KP has alot to say. His opinions are aligned very close to ours and heres a secret, this was all off the cuff! No outline. No preplan. He had no idea what the episode would be about or what we would even as...

Send us Fan Mail The statement "Vette the instructors" if said often by so many people with the message of make sure youre training with someone who is legitimate. The question is, how do you filter through all the bullshit. Sure, experienced shooters, possibly, kind of sort of know who may be good and who should retire and pretend they never attempted to be somebody they arent. But new...

Send us Fan Mail This fine Tuesday, Tyler and Jeph bring on Andy Slade from Riflemanspath.com to discuss some of our critiques on videos from previous podcasts, clear the air, and see where our training & teaching methodologies converge or split! It was great having him. The conversation went great and it does seem we are far closer in our beliefs than we are apart. The rest of the episode is...

Send us Fan Mail Break Break Break! Sniper Adventure Challenge is changing! Tyler discusses the new location as well as the new time of year for the challenge to be held. This poses new challenges for the competitors. To take a deep dive into how Tyler and Fred are planning, listen in to what factors and data they are researching to give them the best chance for success this coming fall.  For a mo...

Send us Fan Mail An episode packed with lessons learned, shooter evaluations, what not to do situations and so much more! The crew talks Standard Operating Procedures, habits you need to level up as a rifleman or woman. Tyler pulls up a video from Ridgeline Defense, a drill that he has fallen in love with. We attempted to get one of the guys on the show but our efforts fell short but hopefully soo...

Send us Fan Mail Episode 8! A fabulous tuesday episode getting released a day late but better late than never. Tyler and Jeph zero their focus on more Fundamental of Marksmanship principles. Moving away from the foundational stuff hitting the fine details of breathing, trigger press, non firing hand usage, and MORE! The dudes discuss the optical arena as well with things like eye relief, how your...

Send us Fan Mail ep7•s5 On this fine end of the week episode, Tyler picks Jeph's brain about coyote hunting, a passion of Jeph for the past 20+ years. From day to night, Jeph hunting prowess stops only when he's ready to call it. From caliber, to optics, rifles, lights, calls, you name it, Tyler and Jeph get deep into it. The dudes also discuss some recoil fails, and tips from "Pros...

Send us Fan Mail The dudes back at it again, this time talking their favorite free targets to utilize for training drills at 100 yards. It doesnt take a 1000yard range to get in some good training and marksmanship practice. Dedication. Outside the box thinking. And max effort. Included in this episode, things not to do, some current events around the country, and a great listener question from Bre...

Send us Fan Mail Quick short episode with Tyler discussing training plans, goals, setting realistic goals, using a formula that is humbling. You have to be brutally honest with yourself! Tyler talks metrics, performance based measurements, and his personal fitness plan that he is employing in order to achieve the top podium spot at this years Sniper Adventure Challenge. Be sure to listen or watch...

Send us Fan Mail Todays episode focal point is a shooters Fundamental Foundation. Probably not unknown to you, Bone Support, Muscle Relaxation, Natural Point of Aim. No of course not, everyone talks about these right? but not everyone understands them. More often than not its regurgitated information passed on from another source who also didnt know shit other than whats been told to them. So here...

Send us Fan Mail Tyler & Jeph talk Shot show products that stood out, discuss a couple videos seen on the interwebs that make you go "hmmmm... wtf", and followed up with information and fruitful ideas on how to utilize our Dry Fire Playbook or build your own. There is no better way to reach your goals for marksmanship than having a plan and sticking to it. If dry fire will be a stapl...

Send us Fan Mail 2023! Tyler brings on his pal and business partner Jeph,  a fellow rifle shooter, hunter, past life cop, mechanic, woman pleaser, semi amateur golfer, and overall man of many talents to co-host the 2023 podcast season. Bringing on a whole new dynamic, mixing training plans, do's and dont's, modern day gear, conspiracy theories, and discussing crazy videos we've seen...

Send us Fan Mail After the final day of competition, Tyler sits down with Team Max Ordinate Vinessa and Russ to recap how it went, the finish, and all the little details in between. Such a great competition and we are very proud of their performance.  Support the show Become a VIP Subscriber at  http://www.patreon.com/maxordinate1  for video content, instructional videos, presentations, classes, c...

Send us Fan Mail The team has a fireside convo about how they handled day TWO of the Comp Dynamics Team Safari, plans for tomorrow, how they plan to improve and give it the best they have for the final day. The team is doing their best. Looking forward to seeing how the final day is going to end.  Support the show Become a VIP Subscriber at  http://www.patreon.com/maxordinate1  for video content,...

Send us Fan Mail Tyler sits down with Vinessa and Russ to discuss how their 1st day of 3 went at the Competition Dynamics TEAM SAFARI precision rifle competition. Needless to say, you win some, you lose some, but fun has been had. The important thing is there is improvement from last year. Thats all the matters.  Support the show Become a VIP Subscriber at  http://www.patreon.com/maxordinate1  for...

Send us Fan Mail Tyler Hughes and Jeph Savaglio discuss how this latest chapter of the Sniper Adventure Challenge saga went down. Possibly the hardest competition in the country, the adventure was nothing short of epic. Pushing their bodies to the limit in an attempt to win and be considered the best, Tyler and Fred came up short but had more lessons learned. Jeph brings questions as an outsider w...

Send us Fan Mail While we are working on writing a Student Handbook,  it became a big tasking to determine a method that could easily be utilized to determine Max Ordinate of your projectile in inches if setting your optic for a specific distance. The importance of knowing your Max Ordinate comes into play when typically trying to establish a max point blank range and if you will be capable of kee...

Send us Fan Mail The first of the series talking about all things tripods! Tips, tricks, Do's and Don't. Its all here! With this series we wanted to keep it short and sweet. For series one 1 Tyler discusses multiple uses, pro cons, plus proper height, things to tell you if your to tall, leg placement, and how to set it up to be efficient. Look for the next episode in the series to cover...

Send us Fan Mail This is a training episode that is normally reserved for our exclusive members on Patreon.com covering efficiency as a shooter, economy of motion. Becoming a faster shooter without increasing your speed! It is possible. You will have to cut out all the unnecessary movements to save time during transitions and setup, saving time for the prefect shot. This episode details those meth...

Send us Fan Mail After a few weeks of being knee deep in a USMC Sniper course, Tyler gets back with a recap of what the course entailed. From start to finish there is a method to the madness. Build a foundation = Check. Master Tripod, Barricades, & Alternate Positions = Check. Have fun = Check. During this episode methods, training tools, targets, and more are shared to help you better enhance...

Send us Fan Mail Tyler dives into some training plans, physical fitness, and evaluating problems encountered while training or practicing. Its a science experiment, locate the variables then execute a well thought out plan to control them. Its Science! The closing drill should leave you satisfied at the range for a good couple weeks trying to perfect it.  Support the show Become a VIP Subscriber a...

Send us Fan Mail YOU CANT HANDLE THE TRUTH! This episode digs into some of Tyler's recent experiences in regards to who he is currently teaching. Recoil management is everything when it comes to consistency! So how do you know you have it? what are some benchmarks you can set to get better at it? Are there any experiments you can utilize to see if for yourself? All of this covered in this epi...

Send us Fan Mail Tyler discusses training goals and how to reach them. Success is a long road. Many many small goals should equal one large goal. Is your training plan taking you there? This episode covers what a training day should look like and also using a private course as an example of how we format our each private students training in relation to their goals. Have a plan. Execute.  Support...

Send us Fan Mail Tyler pulls Nic of Leupold Optics onto the episode to go deep, deep deep, down into the depths about optics, glass, parallax, mechanics, lens, optical clarity, and so much more. Keeping it simple for you to understand what the hell we are talking about. Such a great episode if you have plans to purchase in the future, this may help you decide which optic is best for you.  Support...

Send us Fan Mail Just a short episode covering some details around optics. Whats better 5-25x or 7-35x? Which scope has better light transmission? How long is your optic? Have you heard of the Optical Triangle? All this and so much more packed into a 15 min episode to get your day started off right! This episode and more available on Patreon.com/maxordinate1. Next week's long episode will be...